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Nissan 200SX build years & generations

Coverage 1988-20023 named generationsCoupePETROL

The Nissan 200SX spans several build years and named generations (1988-2002). Match a build year to its generation, then see how each group of build years does at its MOT.

Which year is which

Build years & generations, side by side

Find the build years you're looking at and see which generation they are. You'll also see which group of build years the MOT figures come from.

Built 1988-1992
Generation
S13
Figures from
cars built before 2005
Counted together with S13, S14 and S15 cars built in the same years.
Built 1993-1998
Generation
S14
Figures from
cars built before 2005
Counted together with S13, S14 and S15 cars built in the same years.
Built 1999-2002
Generation
S15
Figures from
cars built before 2005
Counted together with S13, S14 and S15 cars built in the same years.

Build years	Generation	Figures from cars built	What to know
1988-1992	S13	Before 2005	Counted together with S13, S14 and S15 cars built in the same years.
1993-1998	S14	Before 2005	Counted together with S13, S14 and S15 cars built in the same years.
1999-2002	S15	Before 2005	Counted together with S13, S14 and S15 cars built in the same years.

“Figures from cars built” is the group of build years behind each row's MOT figures. Years where one generation gave way to the next can sit in a wider group until there's enough history to split them.

“Figures from” is the group of build years behind each card's MOT figures. Years where one generation gave way to the next can sit in a wider group until there's enough history to split them.

By build-year group

How each group of build years performs

Each card shows MOT results for one group of Nissan 200SX build years. “Age” means the car's age on the day of its MOT, not its build year. “25+” groups every test on cars aged 25 or older.

Built

Before 2005

A mix of S13, S14 and S15

These build years include both S13, S14 and S15 cars, so the figures are less exact than for a single generation.

Fail rate at 25+ years old

16.0%

UK average for cars this age: about 1 in 4 (23%)

Ages with data

24 to 25+ years old

MOT tests counted

889

Chart shows

Age at the MOT

Not the build year

Below typicalAbove typicalHigh (28% or more)Highest fail rateUK average for all vehicles this age

AgeFail rateMOT tests

24 years

5825.9%

25+ years

83116.0%

Fail rate is the share of MOT tests that ended in a fail. Retests count as tests. How we count fail rates Highest fail rate at 24 years old.